#BC5D3D#BC5D3D
#BC5D3D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.131 H 39.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5D3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 93, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 67.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.52, 35.74, 35.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.52, 50.51, 44.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.69% 0.1017 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.69% 0.131 39) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4980, 18.8600, 6.7116) |
| Luminance | 0.1886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.01
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.09
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.60
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.72
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5D3D #3D9CBC
analogous
#BC3D5D #BC5D3D #BC9D3D
triadic
#BC5D3D #3DBC5D #5D3DBC
tetradic
#BC5D3D #5DBC3D #3D9CBC #9D3DBC
square
#BC5D3D #5DBC3D #3D9CBC #9D3DBC
split-complementary
#BC5D3D #3DBC9D #3D5DBC
monochromatic
#602F1F #8E462E #BC5D3D #CE8268 #DDA896
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#BC5D3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#BC5D3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5D3D
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5D3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5D3D | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE4A56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5d3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 93, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.131 39.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68d73',
500: '#bc5d3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5d3d; $custom-light: #d68d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5d3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 93,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.118,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58692,
"c": 0.131,
"h": 39
},
"luminance": 0.18857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5D3D
secondary
#8CB9C9
accent
#B7DA4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B